banana nut cake

Ingredients

• CAKE
• 2 1/4 cups sugar
• 3/4 cup solid vegetabble shortening
• 1 1/2 cups bananas, mashed, ripe (3 bananas)
• 3 - eggs
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 cups all purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/4 teaspoons baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped (optional)
• FROSTING
• 1 cup bananas, mashed, ripe (2 bananas)
• 3 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1 1/2 cups pecans, chopped (optional)